My father used to work in a town far away. Last week we returned to the town. 1       Many old houses have been changed into tall buildings. People worked only on farms in the past，but now there are many factories there. 2      People there are now very rich.

3       And they use electric machines both at home and on the farm, while in the past they did everything by hand. Although people are rich now，I still find there are lots of problems, especially problems with pollution. 4       The factories make a lot of noise. Also, I find there aren't as many trees as before. 5       The river in the town has become very dirty. And the air isn't fresh. It's hard for people to breathe.

So I think the local government should think of some ways to solve these problems.

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A.  I don't think the town is quiet anymore.

B.   Most families have their own cars.

C.   I find that there have been a lot of changes there.

D.  People have cut them down and turned hills into fields.

E.   They produce plastics, motorbikes, clothing and so on.

1._________ 2._______  3._________

4._______  5._________

Is the world too crowded? Well, that's a hard question to answer. It's all a matter of perspective(視角).In Montana，you might drive for a mile in any direction and not see another human being. In Macao, about 20,000 people live in every square kilometer！

What is true is that the world's population doesn't stay the same. It has been increasing at a very fast rate. That's in part because in each generation(代)there are more people who then have children than those in the last generation. 

Five hundred years ago,the population of the world was about 460 million. In 1900, the world's population was under2 billion. Right now it is doubling every 40 years. That means, if this rate of growth continues，when you are a parent, there will be twice as many people on earth as there are now. Wow！Now there are already a lot of people. And soon the world's population will probably reach 7 billion. Some people worry about that！But there is a lot of disagreement about just how many people on earth equals(相當于)too many people. But everyone agrees that the more people there are， the more resources the world needs to feed them. So there is a need to think carefully about how we live and use the earth's resources.

(   ) 1. From the first paragraph we can know that________ •

A.  Montana is too crowded

B.  Macao is too crowded

C.  the world is too crowded

D.  the world is not too crowded

(   ) 2. According to the passage,the population is increasing fast partly because      

A.  people live longer than before

B.  there are fewer wars than before

C.  medicine is developing faster than before

D. more people have children than before
(   ) 3. What was the world's population about 100 years ago?

A.  About 460 million.

B.   Less than 2 billion.

C.   About 40 billion.

D.  More than 7 billion.

(   ) 4. The writer thinks that with the population increasing, we should      

A.  find more resources

B.   use more resources

C.   think about our ways of living

D.  move to other places

(   ) 5. From the passage we can learn that the writer      

A.  thinks the world already has too many people

B.   thinks the world can feed no more than 7 billion people

C.   is not sure when the world's population will reach 7 billion

D.  is not sure how many people will be too many

Recycling is a way to change waste materials into new products, so that they can be used more than once.

Quite a lot of materials can be recycled， such as plastics，glass，paper，electronics(電子器件)and so on. There are many used items made of these materials in our everyday life， like soda cans,water bottles, newspapers, and old computers.

Recycling, in fact,is not a simple process and it is different for each type of material. For example, to start recycling paper, people will mix it with water and some chemicals to break it down. In this way, the paper will be turned into pulp(紙紫).Then the glues or plastics will be removed from the pulp. After that,it gets cleaned to remove any' inks or dyes(染料). Now the pulp is ready to be made into new paper.

However, computers and batteries are usually recycled in order to remove harmful chemicals as well as to find again some useful materials such as gold.

Do you know the recycling symbol? It has three arrows(箭頭)，which stand for three different steps in the recycling process. First, collect recyclable materials. Second, process the old materials and make new items. Third, buy items made from recycled materials.

閱讀短文,選擇最佳選項。

(   ) 1. TTie purpose of recycling is to      

A.  make more new products

B.   use waste materials again

C.   make waste materials disappear

D.  use new products more often

(   ) 2. Which of the following may NOT be recycled?

A. Books. B. Plastic bags.

C. Fruit skins. D. Telephones.

(   ) 3. The underlined phrase " break down” probably means      

A.分解         B.消除

C打斷         D.分類

(   ) 4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A.  Old paper can be made into" new paper very easily.

B.   All materials can be recycled in the same way.

C.   There are harmful chemicals in used batteries.

D.  Gold can be found in turning paper into pulp.

(   ) 5. The third arrow in the recycling symbol encourages us to      

A.  buy waste materials

B.   make recyclable materials

C.   learn about processing the old materials

D.  use products made from recycled materials

Rani was the eldest of the four children. Her mother's health was becoming worse. Her father had gone to look for a job in another city， hut had 1       returned.

The responsibility(責任)of the family fell on 2       Rani. She had to go out and work in two houses before and after school hours，to 3       herself and her poor family. She would return tired in the evening，often with a ( n ) 4       stomach. She would keep the food she was given in the houses where she worked for her little brothers, 5       and mother. She would satisfy 6       with the leftovers(吃剩的食物）.

Although she faced many problems, Rani's

7       in studies didn't disappear. As there was no electricity in her home，Rani studied her lessons 8       the streetlight.

One evening Rani didn't go to work 9       both of her madams (主人)had gone abroad. She was happy to spend an evening with her two brothers and a sister.

"Rani,are you not going to work today?" asked her little sister Pinky. It was unusual to see Rani at home.

"No,Pinky," said Rani happily. " I'll stay at home today and 10       you.”

Pinky sat for a while and then said in a soft voice, "That means today we won't have anything to eat.”

That made Rani very upset. She felt the responsibility was great. She had to cheer up to live for her poor family. She hoped her mother would get better.

(   ) 1. A. almost    B. hardly C,never D. ever

(   ) 2. A. 12 years old B. 12 years C. 12-year-old D. 12-year-olds

(   ) 3. A. support    B. encourage C. offer    D. provide

(   ) 4. A. big    B. small  C. full    D. empty

(   ) 5. A. father    B. sister C. grandmother    D. grandfather

(   ) 6. A. himself    B. herself C. itself    D. themselves

(   ) 7. A. interest    B. duties C. difficulty    D. bother

(   ) 8. A. in    B. on C. under    D. at

(   ) 9. A. though    B. if C. so    D. because

(   ) 10. A. play with    B. agree with C. laugh at    D. look at

 在空格處填入適當?shù)木渥�，補全對話。

(On the phone )

A_: Hello,David！ 1      

B_: Hello,Lucy!

A：I called you half an hour ago，but no one answered the phone. 2      

B：Oh, I have been to the bookstore. 

A: 3      

B：Yes, 1 have bought some books. And one is for you. 

A: 4      

B：It is about how to be a greener person. I know you're interested in it. 

A：Yes, thank you so much！

B; 5      

1.

2.  

3.  

4. 

5. 

方框中選擇合適的句子補全對活。其中有兩項是多余的。

A：Have you ever had an unforgettable(難忘的)experience? 

B;Yes,I have.1      

A：What did you experience? 

B;I was hit by a car.

A_: 2      

B：Three years ago.

A; 3      

B：That day after school，I went home alone. When I walked across the road, a car hit me.

A：Didn't you pay attention to the traffic lights?

B; 4       He was drunk(醉的)that day. 

A：Were you hurt seriously? 

B：Yes, and I stayed in hospital for two weeks.5      

A：Yes, it really is. Happily, now there are many rules about drunk-driving. And we should also be careful on the road.

A.  How did it happen?

B.  You were careless.

C.  When did it happen?

D.  I did，but the driver didn't.

E.   What did the driver look like?

F.   That's one of the worst memories ( 回憶) in my life.

G.  It is very dangerous to drive a car after drinking   

1._______  2._______  3._________

4._______  5._________

A_: What's the 1       with you?

B：It's difficult for me to2      

A：How long have you been 3       this?

B：I have been like this since last week.

A：That sounds terrible.

B：The chemical factory produces terrible gas. The bad air makes my chest hurt. Please read this article. A：What's it about?

B：It's about air 4       in China. Today it has become a serious problem.

A：5      of us likes pollution. What should we do?

B：We should do everything we can to protect our environment.

1._______ 2.__________  3._________

4._______ 5.      

(   ) 10. The population of France      about 6.4 million, and 3/4 of the population

      in cities and towns.

A. is;live B. is;lived

C. are;live D. are;lives

(   ) 9. ―How many English words       you      so far?

—About 1 ，200，I think.

A. did;learn B. have;learned

C. do;learn D. are;learned

(   ) 8. ―Air pollution is very serious in Beijing.

——_____ We must take action against it.

A. So it is. B. So is it.

C. So there is. D. So is there.